"Dissent is the mark of freedom, as originality is the mark of independence of mind. â€¦ No one can be a scientist â€¦ if he does not have independence of observation and of thought."

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Source : "Science and Human Values". Book by Jacob Bronowski, 1956.

Jacob Bronowski

#Independence Quotes #Mind Quotes #Doe Quotes

“Sometimes, you start with the drawing and then the gag comes to you in the middle of it. That is when you start working on the solution of the gag, which is composition, placing, equilibrium, and character design.”
“Music is a fundamental human right”
“To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite.”
“I'm a very lucky man. I get to do the thing I want most in life, write songs and sing them for people, and ride bikes. I love my family. I love my home. I get to work with people I've admired my whole life. It's a pretty good life.”
“Iâ€™m already happy with who I am. My job is just to get on the podium.”
“Everything we know has its origin in questions. Questions, we might say, are the principal intellectual instruments available to human beings. Then how is it possible that no more than one in one hundred students has ever been exposed to an extended and systematic study of the art and science of question-asking? How come Alan Bloom did not mention this, or E. D. Hirsh, Jr., or so many others who have written books on how to improve our schools? Did they simply fail to notice that the principal intellectual instrument available to huÂman beings is not examined in school?”
“Every parent worries for their child, but I do worry that he's all right, and happy and stable, and that I've done the best that I can. He's a good boy - so far so good. But if you're a parent, it doesn't matter if your child is five or 50 - you still worry.”
“Euphemisms, vague terminology or calls for discussions with Turkey to get at the truth are just some of the dodges Congress and the administration have used to avoid Turkish discomfort with its Ottoman past.”

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